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Palmer master plan presented: district unveils phased $100 million-plus rebuild with academic-first approach
Summary
District designers and staff presented a Palmer High School master plan that prioritizes a new east-side academic wing and renovation of the 1939 building, with a target campus phased budget of about $100 million, a groundbreaking planned for May 12 and construction starting summer 2025.
District 11 staff and design partners presented an updated master plan for Palmer High School at the April 9 work session that phases construction to prioritize academic spaces, preserve and restore the 1939 building, and eventually bring athletic fields onto campus.
Superintendent Carl opened the presentation by describing the project as a multi-year effort to deliver a long-term campus vision. "This is the last picture of the current layout of Palmer High School that we will ever see," he said, urging the board to consider both technical plans and community-focused renderings. Dr. Wise, who led the district’s planning work, told the board the process has included extensive outreach; "we've had over 30,000 touch points of community feedback," she said.
Design and construction partners—RTA Architecture, Perkins Eastman and Adolphson & Peterson—outlined a phased approach. Phase 1 focuses on a new three- to four-story academic building on the east side of campus, demolition of the existing tech building…
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